Re: [Epic] [Epic40k] Blast Markers and Firepower

From: <duckrvr_at_...>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 11:50:10 -0500

At 03:56 AM 6/12/97 -0700, you wrote:

>When splitting fire, do you subtract the BM liability from each attack,
>or from the unit's firepower in total.
>
>ie...
>A unit with FP 21 and 6 BMs on it fires at 2 detachments, in the ratio
>of 2:1.
>Does this mean: 14-6 = 8 at one detachment, 7-6 = 1 on another, or
>14-4 = 10 on one detachment, 7-2 = 5 on another?
>
>SUGGESTION: That the BM penalty be applied AFTER FP allocation rather
>than before. This way, a unit with a mix of weapons of different ranges
>won't have it's firepower at long range effectively increased because
>there's an enemy close-up. It also means that the "soaking off" of BMs
>with short-range weapons will only be effective when they're firing at
>the same target.

BMs ARE applied after fp allocation. They are removed at the attacker's
discretion (it sounds more like you are proposing a house rule that they
must be soaked in proportion to the fp assignment). As far as the short
range being used to "soak off" the BMs, you are right, it happens. Just
remember that even soaked BMs have the effect fo placing BMs.

Temp
Received on Wed Jun 11 1997 - 16:50:10 UTC